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Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
White Helmets founder James le Mesurier’s widow pins his death on a colleague in latest bid for posthumous PR

The campaign to rehabilitate White Helmets founder James Le Mesurier's reputation continues apace, a saccharine hagiography framing him a “charismatic buccaneer” too busy saving lives to bother with proper financial...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
UK travel ban over new strain of Covid-19 is the start of vindictive EU’s Brexit backlash against Britain

Shocked Brits are panicked as the country has become a pariah state, sealed off from Europe, because of a new strain of Covid. It feels like political point-scoring by nations...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
UK travel ban over new strain of Covid-19 is the start of vindictive EU’s Brexit backlash against Britain

Shocked Brits are panicked as the country has become a pariah state, sealed off from Europe, because of a new strain of Covid. It feels like political point-scoring by nations...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
UK travel ban over new strain of Covid-19 is the start of vindictive EU’s Brexit backlash against Britain

Shocked Brits are panicked as the country has become a pariah state, sealed off from Europe, because of a new strain of Covid. It feels like political point-scoring by nations...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
German investments in Russia back on track despite pandemic crisis & Western sanctions

German businesses' direct investments in the Russian economy totaled €1.3 billion in the nine months to September, according to the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce. The volume of investment in the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
German investments in Russia back on track despite pandemic crisis & Western sanctions

German businesses' direct investments in the Russian economy totaled €1.3 billion in the nine months to September, according to the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce. The volume of investment in the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
German investments in Russia back on track despite pandemic crisis & Western sanctions

German businesses' direct investments in the Russian economy totaled €1.3 billion in the nine months to September, according to the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce. The volume of investment in the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Moscow Exchange sows seeds of potential with launch of wheat futures contracts

The Derivatives Market at the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has launched trading of physically settled Russian grain futures contracts. The product is set to replace a swap contract that closed earlier...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Moscow Exchange sows seeds of potential with launch of wheat futures contracts

The Derivatives Market at the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has launched trading of physically settled Russian grain futures contracts. The product is set to replace a swap contract that closed earlier...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Moscow Exchange sows seeds of potential with launch of wheat futures contracts

The Derivatives Market at the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has launched trading of physically settled Russian grain futures contracts. The product is set to replace a swap contract that closed earlier...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
‘Project Fear’ is here: Perfect storm of the new Covid variant and looming Brexit deadline exposes Boris the buffoon’s empty hand

With lorries lining the roads, food shortages & the UK cut adrift by its former EU allies to suffer its fate, the prime minister is in a pickle he won't...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
‘Project Fear’ is here: Perfect storm of the new Covid variant and looming Brexit deadline exposes Boris the buffoon’s empty hand

With lorries lining the roads, food shortages & the UK cut adrift by its former EU allies to suffer its fate, the prime minister is in a pickle he won't...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
‘Project Fear’ is here: Perfect storm of the new Covid variant and looming Brexit deadline exposes Boris the buffoon’s empty hand

With lorries lining the roads, food shortages & the UK cut adrift by its former EU allies to suffer its fate, the prime minister is in a pickle he won't...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
UK economy in crisis amid growing global isolation over new Covid strain

Countries around the world have started closing their borders to the United Kingdom to prevent the spread of a rapidly transmittable strain of coronavirus which was detected on UK shores...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
UK economy in crisis amid growing global isolation over new Covid strain

Countries around the world have started closing their borders to the United Kingdom to prevent the spread of a rapidly transmittable strain of coronavirus which was detected on UK shores...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
UK economy in crisis amid growing global isolation over new Covid strain

Countries around the world have started closing their borders to the United Kingdom to prevent the spread of a rapidly transmittable strain of coronavirus which was detected on UK shores...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
Oscar-worthy Chadwick Boseman saves his best for last in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, but it’s a muddled misfire of a movie

Establishment critics are pandering over racial politics when they fawn over this sub-par study of the famous blues singer. But the fact the film is so weak makes Chadwick Boseman's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
Oscar-worthy Chadwick Boseman saves his best for last in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, but it’s a muddled misfire of a movie

Establishment critics are pandering over racial politics when they fawn over this sub-par study of the famous blues singer. But the fact the film is so weak makes Chadwick Boseman's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
Oscar-worthy Chadwick Boseman saves his best for last in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, but it’s a muddled misfire of a movie

Establishment critics are pandering over racial politics when they fawn over this sub-par study of the famous blues singer. But the fact the film is so weak makes Chadwick Boseman's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Fuel demand in India is soaring despite pandemic

India's demand for all types of petroleum products has nearly reached pre-COVID levels, prompting domestic refineries to crank up crude oil processing rates. India, the world's third-largest oil importer and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Fuel demand in India is soaring despite pandemic

India's demand for all types of petroleum products has nearly reached pre-COVID levels, prompting domestic refineries to crank up crude oil processing rates. India, the world's third-largest oil importer and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Fuel demand in India is soaring despite pandemic

India's demand for all types of petroleum products has nearly reached pre-COVID levels, prompting domestic refineries to crank up crude oil processing rates. India, the world's third-largest oil importer and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Bitcoin resumes rally as investors new to the crypto game pile in – data analysis

The latest bitcoin rally has been bolstered by institutional investors who are new to the crypto world, with nearly half a million tokens scooped up since September, the international data...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Bitcoin resumes rally as investors new to the crypto game pile in – data analysis

The latest bitcoin rally has been bolstered by institutional investors who are new to the crypto world, with nearly half a million tokens scooped up since September, the international data...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Bitcoin resumes rally as investors new to the crypto game pile in – data analysis

The latest bitcoin rally has been bolstered by institutional investors who are new to the crypto world, with nearly half a million tokens scooped up since September, the international data...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Gold rallies to 6-week high on US stimulus deal & Covid lockdowns

The price of gold continued to rise on Monday, after the US Congress reached a long-sought coronavirus aid package agreement. Lockdowns in the UK have also boosted investor appetite towards...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Business
Gold rallies to 6-week high on US stimulus deal & Covid lockdowns

The price of gold continued to rise on Monday, after the US Congress reached a long-sought coronavirus aid package agreement. Lockdowns in the UK have also boosted investor appetite towards...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
Thou shall not forgive! Is ‘cancel culture’ stunting our growth as a species?

As the debate around cancel culture rages on, is the mere idea of it doing more damage than just upsetting a few celebrities and commentators? Is it, in fact, stunting...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
Thou shall not forgive! Is ‘cancel culture’ stunting our growth as a species?

As the debate around cancel culture rages on, is the mere idea of it doing more damage than just upsetting a few celebrities and commentators? Is it, in fact, stunting...

Posted by The Analyst | December 21, 2020 | Politics
Thou shall not forgive! Is ‘cancel culture’ stunting our growth as a species?

As the debate around cancel culture rages on, is the mere idea of it doing more damage than just upsetting a few celebrities and commentators? Is it, in fact, stunting...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Breaking News
US lawmakers reach deal on huge Covid-19 relief package

Capitol Hill negotiators have sealed a deal on an almost 1 trillion dollar Covid-19 economic relief package.

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Breaking News
US lawmakers reach deal on huge Covid-19 relief package

Capitol Hill negotiators have sealed a deal on an almost 1 trillion dollar Covid-19 economic relief package.

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
Hospital staffs stretched thin during California virus surge

Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state's emergency care system....

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
Real Madrid president backs soccer changes post-COVID

Long linked to the creation of a more lucrative competition, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez wants financial disruption caused to soccer by the coronavirus pandemic to spur deep changes to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
9,856 in Texas hospitals with COVID-19, more vaccines on way

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Texas continues to increase, as more doses of the vaccine are expected this week for front-line health care workers and residents of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ grabs $38.5 million overseas

The superhero sequel “Wonder Woman 1984” has earned an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters, Warner Bros. said Sunday. The film starring Gal Gadot started its rollout...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
Group attacks city leaders with now-removed billboard

A new political group is aiming harsh criticism at the leaders of a northeast Mississippi city, but city leaders say the criticism is rooted in a personal dispute that the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
Ko wins LPGA’s season-ending CME Group title in a flourish

Jin Young Ko missed most of the LPGA Tour season and still won the yearlong money title. That's what a $1.1 million check does. Ko, the No. 1 player in...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Politics
Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters

Dozens of journalists at Al-Jazeera, the Qatari state-owned media company, have been targeted by advanced spyware in an attack likely linked to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United...

Posted by The Analyst | December 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Biden to receive Covid vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

US president-elect Joe Biden will receive his Covid-19 vaccination on Monday.